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How we were once New Sweden

January 25, 2021 carllavo Leave a comment

A 12-year-old Swedish queen took possession of Bucks County for 17 years. Bucks County in its early history was Sweden.…

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Posted in: Bristol Borough, Bucks County, Uncategorized Filed under: Delaware River, Falls of the Delaware, log cabin, Peter Stuyvesant, Queen Christina, Sweden

The Legend of Poets’ Rock

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The historic stone in Solebury Township attracted quite a following in the 1800s. I first got to know Robert Cleary…

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Posted in: Solebury Township Filed under: abolitionist, Cuttaloosa Creek, Cuttaloosa Valley, John Greenleaf Whittier, Lumberville, Pennsylvania Hall fire, Poets' Rock, slavery

Morrisville’s exiled general

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President Madison offered Jean Victor Moreau command of American troops in the War of 1812. This is the time of…

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Posted in: Morrisville Filed under: Battle of Tourcoing, Battle of Trenton, Bordentown, French Revolution, george washington, Moreau Street, Napoleon Bonaparte, Robert Morris, Summerseat mansion

Bristol’s first airmail flight

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A prototype seaplane built in town took First Day letters aloft in 1938. My recent column on the airmail flight…

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Posted in: Bristol Borough, Levittown, Perkasie Filed under: Bolton Mansion, Bristol Wharf, Delaware River, Fleetwing Aircraft, Perkasie's Town Tree Lighting, Sea Bird

Hard Times on the Delaware

December 12, 2020 carllavo Leave a comment

Aunt Betsy brought joy and warmth to a Bucks inn during a tough era. One of the delights of my…

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Posted in: Solebury Township Filed under: Cuttalossa Creek, Hard Times tavern, River Road, Route 32, the Camel Inn

The story of the great levee

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How a massive flood transformed life on Morrisville’s river island. A favorite passion of mine is biking the 60-mile-long Delaware…

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Posted in: Morrisville Filed under: Corps of Engineers, Flood Control lAct of 1936, Great Depression, Morrisville Little League, Williamson Municipal Park, World Series Champions

Gone and almost forgotten

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Once upon a time 10 Indian towns dominated the Bucks County forest. Vestiges. That’s about all we’re left with. A…

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Posted in: Buckingham Township, Durham Township, Playwicki Farm Park, Solebury Township, Tinicum Township, Uncategorized, Upper Bucks Filed under: Carversville, Cuttalossa Valley, Delawre River, george washington, Lenni Lenape tribe, the Narrows

Nurse Nelson and the conquest of polio

November 22, 2020 carllavo Leave a comment

Central Bucks school nurse initiated U.S. campaign to defeat the virus that imperiled children in the 1950s. I remember the…

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Posted in: Doylestown Filed under: African American nurse, Dr. Jonas Salk, March of Dimes, Pittsburgh, Polio Pioneers, vaccine

Laura Jean takes to the sky

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The 17-year-old Langhorne girl made local aviation history in 1938. I can identify with how Laura Jean Candy of Langhorne…

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Posted in: Bristol Borough, Langhorne Filed under: John VanSant, Lincoln Highway, National Air Mail Week, Old Star Airport, Oxford Valley Mall, Silver Star Airport

Oldest Restaurant in Pennsylvania?

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Magazine claims Lancaster eatery is oldest in constant operation but 2 in Bucks beg to differ. My friend Rich Hart…

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Posted in: Bristol Borough, New Hope, Yardley Filed under: Abigail Adams, Benedict Arnold, Bordentown, Col. John Cadwalader, Continental Tavern, Coryell's Ferry, ferryJohn Adams, george washington, ghosts, Joseph Bonaparte, N.J., Napoleon, Stockyard Inn

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